Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery News

Thrangu Rinpoche's reliquary stupa and the room in which it will be housed at Namo Buddha are nearly ready for the consecration in June. It will be a place to pay respect, pray, circumambulate and meditate. As explained by Padmasambhava: "All those who rejoice in the stupa will generate every single quality of a buddha in their mental continuum." Photos to the right of the building show the preparation of the sokshing or Tree of Life which is major element inside a stupa.

Storm repair at Thrangu Tashi Yangtse was a massive project, reinforcing hillsides around the monastery at Namo Buddha. There were several sites under construction at the same time including directly under the main Gompa, near the school, along the main road and the entrance. HCF, non-profit organization in US, was able to provide nearly $100,000.00 immediately last fall, and many other centers and donors are supporting the work. An entrance gate of concrete, currently under construction, has been sponsored by Mr. K.C., one of Thrangu Rinpoche's students in Malaysia. The monastery is working hard to complete the wall renovation before the rains begin again. We are unsure at this time if more support will be needed.